The joy of…co-design
There’s been an explosion in the desire to evoke ‘joy’ in our public spaces over the last few years. I’m not sure where it’s come from but it’s certainly needed.
The drab, grey spaces most of us live in and move through as part of our day to day routines are often overlooked and unappreciated spaces that instead of platforming creativity, joy, possibility and connectedness are rooted in necessity, survival, the bare minimum…
What does a genuinely collaborative street naming process look like?
In recent years, the calls across the globe for renaming streets and removing statues can be heard more loudly and passionately than ever. Aided hugely by the Black Lives Matter movement, citizens are more commonly and more loudly calling out…
Want people to feel safe in your town centre? Activate it!
Street Space are excited to share results from our latest action research study outside one of London’s top ten busiest stations. The research found that by encouraging and enabling ‘activation’ such as busking and performance by local artists and…
What does a street designed by 3 year olds look like?
Throughout our community engagement process we seek out diverse perspectives and voices. Working in partnership with PJA on the development of a permanent design for a traffic filter along Windmill Drive in Clapham Common we wanted…
Small acts of heroism…
Over the last few years at Street Space we’ve been involved in conversations with local people about how to improve the footbridges over the railway lines in Barking Town Centre…
Is it time to get rid of the ‘master’ plan & embrace The People’s Plan?
What’s the problem?
Masterplanning shapes the future of our neighbourhoods and communities, deciding what kind of enterprises there will be space for, how many homes, community amenities and who…